Hilarious Videos of People Eating Insanely Spicy Peppers

Overeager hot-sauce lovers will never stop attempting to eat deathly hot peppers, and we’d like to thank them for it. The routine is always the same: Stare down the pepper, brace yourself, devour quickly to avoid any second-guessing, and let the havoc set in. Then, the pain sets in—they flail and shake, then dry heave, tear up, sweat, chug milk in desperation, and, more often then not, vomit uncontrollably.

No matter who you are—regardless of your supposed heat tolerance—if you eat bhut jolokia (ghost pepper), you’re going to regret it immediately. This should all be common sense by now, but it most certainly is not. In fact, there’s a vast community of hilarious, doomed food challengers out there on Youtube who put themselves through immense pepper-induced pain for your own amusement and shock.

After sifting through an abundance of Pepper Challenge home videos, we’ve compiled the absolute best.

Click through the gallery to see the 10 best videos of people eating ridiculously hot peppers and inevitably freaking out.

Three Ghost Peppers Dipped In Ghost Pepper Hot Sauce

There's an overabundance of aspiring YouTube celebrities who will eat scorching hot ghost peppers in exchange for views, likes, and subscribers. To wit: Watch as Black Man devours three bhut jolokia chili peppers dipped in ghost pepper hot sauce—because the peppers alone are not enough for this capsaicin-loving masochist. Immediately, the hiccups begin, the sinuses start burning, and uncontrollable fits of panic ensue. This is followed by milk-chugging and delirium. It's amazing how quickly these peppers break you down.

You'd Think The CEO of a Chili Pepper Company Would Know Better

Jamie Kocher is the CEO of the Waimea Bay Chili Pepper Company, so he should have more common sense than the average person when it comes to putting awfully hot foods in his mouth. But that's not the case. Kocher violently struggles through chili pepper torture like everybody else on this list. He jumps, flails, sips milk, and finally curls up on the couch, shivering in the fetal position. Let this be a lesson to all you eager bhut jolokia pepper-eaters: If the CEO of a pepper company can't do it, neither can you.

ESPN Commentator's On-Air Pepper Problems

Rob Stone of ESPN visited New Mexico State University's Chili Pepper Institute and got a crash course in bhut jolokia peppers the hard way. Watch as Stone takes a casual bite of the pepper while the Professor explains its Scoville scale. While he takes his second bite, clarity sets in and he mutters, "That was a dumb move, wasn't it?" Professor of Pepper offers his scholarly opinion: "Yes, yes it was."

Boys Will Be Boys And Eat Dumb Things

The first rule of Jackass is "don't try this at home," and yet, this group of promising pre-teens does the exact opposite. Because it's a right of passage—or maybe because of middle school peer pressure—these kids pop habaneros just like the big boys. And then within seconds—also just like the big boys—they start tearing, puking, and crying.

Dubstep and Habanero Peppers

Watch as this brave man weathers the heat storm that is a full habanero pepper. It's pretty impressive that he powers through the fire all while attempting to explain the sensation, numbness, and shaking that it's causing. There's nothing like watching a grown man sit as calmly as he can and burn his insides on camera.

Hero Jaejoong Does A Spicy Food Challenge

While on his Asia-wide tour, Korean singer/songwriter Hero Jaejoong sat face-to-face with a Szechuan-style bean-curd stir fry. While we understand absolutely nothing said or written in this video, it's clear that the human reflex and reaction to spicy food is truly universal. Watch as the Szechuan pepper kicks in and Jaejoong is helpless to the uncontrollable dry-heaving, coughing, and eye-watering that comes along with torching your mouth.

Hellfire Hot Wings On Man vs. Food

Jump to 6:55 seconds.Man vs. Food's Adam Richman works his way through an order of hot wings with veteran-like precision. The challenge: To eat one order of SmokeEaters' Hellfire hot wings—made with eight ounces of dried habaneros—in under 10 minutes with no water and no napkins, then lick your fingers dry, and sit for five minutes letting the heat burn. Richman breaks these wings down like a professional with his sauce-smeared fingers. He may sweat, he may tear, but in the end he swallows it all and that deserves serious applause.

Peppers Will Do Bad Things To Your Face

Due to the vast library of books behind this guy, you'd think he was pretty smart—but then he eats a bhut jalokia pepper, suggesting otherwise. He walks us through the stages of face melting that is the aftermath of eating one of these babies. Watch as he contemplates a trip to the ER, realizes the ineffectiveness of milk or ice cream, and even relates the pain of eating a pepper to childbirth contractions. It's true what he wrote in the video's "About" blurb: "This did not go well. I think I might be allergic to them." The ending is not for the faint of heart.

Two Ghost Chili Pepper And This Brit's Having A Very Bad Day

Doubt and hesitation are evident in this lad's eyes before he even puts the pepper in his mouth. That's never a good sign. Confidence is key when facing a ghost peppers, even if it's blind, ignorant, short-lived confidence. But this is just a sorry sight, complete with painful dry-heaves, tears, and milk-chugging. I guess the moral of this one is this: When in pepper-induced pain, just puke your brains out, and you'll feel a little better.

Girls Love It When Guys Torture Themselves With Peppers

This poor soul ate a Trinidad Moruga Scorpion pepper for his girlfriend's amusement, and it worked. She loved it, and then he was in the most pain he's ever experienced. Ever. It's amazing how naive people can be when putting deadly peppers into their mouths.

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